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Obviously you have to play with it but that should send you in the right direction. It's all trial and error though. Good luck!
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It took me a while, but I was able to the perfect designer after a couple weeks.
- http://pragprog.com/book/ruby3/programming-ruby-1-9 - http://pragprog.com/book/rails4/agile-web-development-with-r...
Read them in that order so that you learn Ruby first. After that your'll want to polish your Ruby and Rails idioms with:
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Enjoy!
I'm working on project that would have been in direct competition with a YC funded company. Then they were bought by Twitter and dissolved a month before my launch date.
I've since moved everything into http://getflow.com. If you're mainly using the task lists in Basecamp, have a look at them.
- stop comparing yourself to others - stop being afraid of failure - just fucking do it
You'll be amazed how freeing it is to not worry about failing anymore. This isn't to say it isn't a hard "habit" to break. I still have my own doubts, but I just remember rejection/failure is only temporary. To paraphrase someone much wiser than me:
"On my deathbed, I will regret not trying things far more than I'll regret failing at them"
So my suggestion to you: start a side project and get to hacking. Pick a small problem that drives you crazy and set out to program a solution in Rails. It doesn't even have to be something to make money; you just need to put yourself out there.
Maybe this isn't you, but your story sounds very familiar. I've been self-employed since I was 20, but I never let myself take it to the next level. If I can save you or someone else those wasted years, it was worth writing this. This Steve Jobs quote still gives me chills, and it spurred me to change my life:
"For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something…almost everything – all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure – these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose."
Finally, it sounded like me instead of a robot.
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